That "Quick Age Check"? It Just Took Your ID, Face, and Birthday.

That "Quick Age Check"? It Just Took Your ID, Face, and Birthday.

The last time a website asked you to "verify your age," it might have collected your full name, your government I.D. number, your birthday, and your I.P. address — all to answer a single yes-or-no question. Whether you're Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/that-quick-age-check-it-just-took-your-id-face-and-birthday

Cops Lost His Kids Over an 85% Guess — Your Face Could Be Next

A man lost custody of his two kids. He lost his job. He lost his home. And he spent two months locked up — all because a computer said his face was an eighty-five percent match to someone in a surveillance video. Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/cops-lost-his-kids-over-an-85-guess-your-face-could-be-next

You Verified Your Kid's Age. A Stranger Now Has Your Face.

You went to set up a game console for your kid. You typed in a birthday. Maybe you held up a driver's license to a camera. And in that moment, a company you've never heard of took a copy of your face — and kept it. If y Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/you-verified-your-kids-age-a-stranger-now-has-your-face

Your Face, Their Database: The Body-Cam Question Nobody's Asking

Picture this. You're walking down a street in Dublin. You haven't done anything wrong. A police officer walks past, body camera running. Your face is now recorded. And under a new bill, that footage of you — an innocent p Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-face-their-database-the-body-cam-question-nobodys-asking

"Verified" Doesn't Mean What You Think — It's 3 Checks, and Apps Skip One

When an app flashes those two little words — "Identity Verified" — you think one thing happened. Three things actually did. And here's what'll keep you up tonight: a lot of apps quietly skip one of th Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/verified-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-its-3-checks-and-apps-skip-one